Carrying carton



Aug. 8, 1939. D. J. BELLIN CARRYING CARTON 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July14, 1936 INVENTOR A//a JfLL//v BY ATTORNEYS wJTNEss eff Aug. 8, 1939. D.J. BELLIN CARRYING CARTON 2 Sheets-Shed: 2

Filed July 14, 1936 INVENTOR A//EL J. ELL/A/ ArroRNEYs WITNESS 1,4%@

Patented Aug. 8, 1939 PATENT OFFICE CARRYING CARTON Daniel J.' Benin,New Ynrk, N. Y. Application July 14, 193'6, serial Np. 90,455 41 claim.`(cl. 229-52) The invention relates to cartons of the type adapted foruse in retail apparel shops for packaging for delivery toa purchaser,suits, dresses, and other apparel or articles customarily purchasedjnsuch shops. The object of the invention is to provide a sturdy cartonwhich can be conveniently carried by way of a handle and in which thehandle will constitute an element which, cooperating with other parts ofthecarton, will securely lock the package and' prevent any possibilityof its opening or of the escape therefrom of any part ofits contents sothat the necessity of cord or other similar securing means or theprovision of a separate handle piece entirely falls away.

It has heretofore been .attempted to produceA somewhat similar cartonsbut the effort has not proven successful, mainly because the parts ofthe cartons were made in such a manner that they would constituteseparate and separable box bottoms and box tops. 'I'he result of usingthattype of container was that the necessity of using cords,

gummed tape, or the like to secure the parts together continued toexist. According to my invention it is in its preferred form made of asingle sheet of corrugated paper board or other appropriate inexpensivematerial which assures a con-A dition inthe completed carton wherenothing can come apart or can open until the user performs a specicoperation which involves the handle of the case.4

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Fig.1 is a plan view of the paper blank used for making the'carton; Fig.- `2is a perspective view sllowing the completed carton in its opencondition; Fig. 3 is a section on lines 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is asection on line 4-4 of Fig. 2 but with the carton not quite fully open;Fig. 5 is a perspective of the carton in almost closed positionand Fig.6 shows the carton in fully closed position. Fig. '7 is an enlargedvsection on line 'I-'I of Fig. 6; and Fig. 8 is a section similar to Fig.7 showing the condition of the parts just prior to the state shown invFig. 7 or after the condition shown in Fig. 'I is manipulat-` ed in thedirection of opening the carton.

In the drawings Fig. 1 represents a preferred shape of a blankconstituted of corrugated paper board or similar fairly rigid paperstock. The blank is scored as indicated by the dotted lines I, 2, 3, 45,6, 1, and 8, which divide the blank into two main panels a and b andnine smaller panels c. d, e, f, y, h, i, p, q- Preferably the panel b isslightly larger than panel a and the panels e and f adjacent to panel t(are made slightly wider than the panels d and g adjacent to panel a.When the blank is folded up into the position shown in Fig. 2 along thescore lines I, 2, 3, and 6, the panel a with its edge walls d, h, lmd y,constitutes what might be regarded as the bottom lof the carton, whilethe opposite slightly larger panel b with its slightly larger edge wallse and f may be regarded as the top. The blankshown in Figfl is slittedat 9. I0, I I and I2, forming, in conjunction with the score line 2, thetabs 7' and k, and in conjunction with the score line 6, the t'abs mandn. The score lines -1 and 8 running respectively from slit II to slit I2and from slit 9 to 'slit I0, form the'narrow panel sections p and q. Inassembling the cartons into the shape shown in Fig. 2, thetabs y', k, m,and 'n are folded so as to stand at right-angles to thepanels e, f, d,and g, respectively. Thereupon the panelsd, e, f, and g are bent up onlines I and 3,/respectively, until they stand at right-angles withrespect to the larger base panels a and b. Thereupon the panels h and iare bent up to stand at rightangles with respect to large panels a and band at the right side of Fig. 2 the end panel p is bent over\the topedges of the tabs i and lc and is then secured in this position bystaples, metal lov fasteners, or other appropriate and convenient cartonthe end panel q continues outwardly at its central portion to providethe handle blanks.

'I'hese handle blanks are scored at I3 and I4 (Fig. 1, dotted lines) butare cut through at I3' and I4' (full lines) to provide tabs u and vcapable of being bent along the score lines I3 and I4 to form theopenings w shown in Figs. 2 and 4-8. Score lines I5, I6, and I1 areprovided as convenient means to enable the handle blanks r, s and theterminal panel t to be folded.

In assembling the handle blanks with respect to the panel h, the endpanel q is bent on line 1 and the parts r, s, and t bent on lines I5,I6, I'I, all in such manner, as shown in Figs. 4, 7 and 8,

Ythat the handle blanks r and s, bent at an angle of on line I6, willextend through the slot I8 at the center of panel h, while the terminalpanel t is bent over against the inner or under surface of the panel h.Fasteners :n secure the terminal panelt to the panel h and also the endpanel q of the panel h to the panel h, all as indicated in Figs.' 7 and8. The handle tabs u and v are then bent up at an angle of 180 and areunited with the outerportions of the handle blanks r and s by someconvenient means such as metal fasteners a: shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

The foregoing operations cause the handle to be formed and located inthe position shown in Figs. 2 and 4. Fastening means such as a: holdthe'end panel q of the handle panel h against the under surface of thehandle panel and also hold the tabs m and n of the panels d and y inproper position similarly to the corresponding parts on the oposite endof the carton previously described with reference to panel and panel pand tabs 7' and lc. Diagonal score lines I9 and I 9' `are provided inthat part of the -blank of Fig.

1 which lies between the score lines 4 and 5 beyond score lines I and 3,respectively. 'I'hese diagonal score lines I 9 and I9 will ha`ve theeiect to cause the triangle y, as the carton is folded into the positionfrom Fig. 2 to Fig. 5, to lay itself.

down upon panel c, then to cause the tringle z to lay itself upon thetriangle y and naliy to cause the triangle z' to lay itself upon the-triangle 2. This arrangement forms a convenient hinging and lockingsection.

The slits 9, I0, II, and I2 previously described are sufficiently wideso as not to cause binding when the end tabs i, k, m, and n are foldedat right-angles to their respective panels e, f, h, and

g, and said panels are then in turn folded at rightangles to the largepanels b and a and the end panels i and h are then bent at right-anglesto the panels b -and a. r

The carton as thus far described is now in a -form somewhat resembling asuit case but still open. The purchased apparel is placed within thebottom sectionupon panel a, whereupon the top section represented bypanel b is bent over, the triangles y, z, and z take their-position asdescribed, Vand the parts generally are in the position shown in Fig. 5.The top or outside section b, f, i, e is, as stated', slightly largerthan the 4corresponding portions of the opposing ycarton section. As theedge 8 of the outside carton section approaches the edge 1 of theopposite section, the handle panels are flexed and the central portionof the section i is pulled outwardly to enable the handle to be threadedthrough the aperture 20 of the panel i. When this is done, the partswill be in the position shown in Fig. 6. The threading ofthe handlethrough the aperture 20 or the unthreading of the handle from saidaperture 2l when the case is to be opened, is illustrated in Fig. 8. Thewidthl of the aperture 20 andle from the slot III.

is, of coursesuillcient to permit passage therethrough of the fourthicknesses of paper which constitute the outside portion of the handlei. e. I3, s, r, I l. When the parts are in the`position .shown in Fig. 6it-is impossible for the carton to open itself. and the only way ofopening it is for the owner to apply physical force lto the panel i, tomanipulate the handle and to unthread the Nothing can fall out of ecarton while it is closed.

The carton is a very convenient receptacle. In its preferred form it ismade entirely as to all of its parts, except th metal staples, of onesingle sheet of card board. 'I'he tabs u and v of lthe handle, bent upas they are, provide a carrying grip which is rolmded and free fromdisturbing rough edges. 'I'he carton as described is intended primarilyas one which serves a single use,to wit, for conveniently carrying homearticles purchased at a store. But the carton is of such inherent.strength and durability that it will undoubtedly be used for otherpurposes after the purpchaser has unpacked what he has bought. 'Ihecarton is relatively inexpensive and lends itself to the application ofdecorative or trade mark surface ornamentation. It requires no stringsof any kind and it can be carried gracefully, deposited amasar on theiloor of a vehicle and picked up again, just like an ordinary suit case.There being no strings or cords, the package cannot become undone andcannot open at inconvenient occasions or at awkward moments.

Of course, many changes and modications with respect to structuraldetail can be made. 'Ihe handle does not necessarily have to be made of`the same paper board blank as that which constitutes the other parts ofthe container but may be made separately and stapled in place. Thehinged corners y, z, and z may be given other configurations and may infact be eliminated altogether and in a variety of other ways astructurally similar` eilect may be produced without departing from theessence of the present invention which consists in the provision of atwo-part carton adapted to telescope one within the other and to bepositively hinged together along one of the sides of each of the twotelescoping sections, the inner section being provided with a projectinghandle portion and the outer section with a correspondingly located slotor aperture, the portion of the carton which carries'the handle and thecorresponding portion of the carton Which-has the slot being flexible soas to be readily interengageable by having the handle threaded throughthe slot to close the carton and the handle removed from the slot toopen the carton.

`In other words, the carton is to be practically a one-piece structurewhich, once fabricated, is not separable with respectto its parts.l

I claim:

A carrying carton formed from a single blank and comprising arectangular body section having apair of top panels provided withregistering slots, reenforcing strips hinged to the outer edges of saidtop panels and folded inwardly against the undersurfaces of the latterso as to reenforce the top panels along one longitudinal edge of saidslots, end panels formed from two continuous por'- tions of the blank,each of such portions extending uninterruptedly from the inner edge ofone top panel to the inner edge of the other top panel and having tabsconnected at its ends, said tabs being disconnected from the top panelsand reenforcing strips and each tab being secured in flat conditionY,between a top panel and a reenforcing strip and having a lengthsubstantially equal to the combined widths of its associated top paneland reenforcing strip, a rectangular handle section integral with theouter edge of one of said reenforcing strips and being foldable toextend outwardly through the slots in said top panels, said handlesection including an outer panel having a width substantially equal tothe distance between the slot of one of said top panels and the inneredge of such panel and being disposed in iiat relation against theundersurface of such panel so as to reenforce the same along the otherlongitudinal edge of its slot, and fastening means securing theassociated reenforcing strip, top panel and outer handle panel withinthe region defined by the outer ends of the slot of such top panelwhereby two permanently secured thicknesses of the material of which thecarton isy constituted form the longitudinal edge of such slot and theweight of said carton when carried by the handle is `distributed alongthe reenforced longi- Y DANIEL J. BELLIN.

